Powerpoint describing the prepress options we will use in digital printing for RMU's ART291 course.

1. Pre–Press Options Before we print there is ALWAYS lots to do.

2. Proofreading Articles Headlines Pull Quotes Contents page Subheads ANY TEXT MISTACKES AND TYYPOS ARE SO EMMBARESING

3. Proofing In color At a smaller scale No printer marks PDF No limit–as many as you need to fix before final

4. Preflight History Lesson–The term preflight check originates from the aviation industry where it is a standard procedure for pilots to go over a checklist before lift-off. Before we print (prepress) its our quality checklist of digital files, image types, fonts, or errors.

5. Package When you package a file, you create a folder that contains the InDesign document (or documents in a book file), any necessary fonts, linked graphics, text files, and a customized report. We will package for our final mock-up.